Bon Voyage • Kath Eats

June 7, 2025

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Right here’s a little bit of life these days and my weblog plans for the subsequent month!

Have a very good journey

We’re departing Charlottesville for the subsequent two weeks for our first journey to Europe collectively! I haven’t been throughout the ocean since school, and Thomas has by no means been! We’re excited (and a bit of nervous!). At the moment, we’re heading to Hillsborough to drop the children off with Grammie and Pea, who’ve generously supplied to look after them whereas Thomas and I are gone. I do know they’ve a number of enjoyable actions deliberate!

We’re flying to Rome tomorrow, spending a day and night time there after which touring to the coast to board the Explora II for a 7-night Mediterranean cruise.

My sister is a journey advisor and we spent WEEKS deciding what to do inside a ten-day time-frame in Europe, and she or he beneficial this cruise line as among the finest (smaller ship, excessive finish) so we might see as many coastal cities as doable. Should you’d like her that will help you plan a visit, contact her right here!

Our ports: Rome (Civitavecchia), Naples, Trapani (Sicily), Tunis (Tunisia), Carloforte (Sardinia), Day At Sea, Palma (Mallorca), Barcelona.

I do plan to Instagram my method via the journey (observe alongside right here!) and do a weblog publish at every port metropolis, however till then I’ll be going into low energy mode on the weblog. I’ve some journey and summer season themed posts able to go whereas I’m away.

Schooooool’s out for the summer season!

We formally have a primary grader and a seventh grader!! Faculty ended per week in the past, and the boys had nice years. Each boys appear a lot older than they did in the beginning of the 12 months.

Birch so pleased with his art work getting off the bus

Mazen doing “boy math”

aka a paper stuffed with Lego units, costs, and “revenue” plus a timeline to construct them!

Birch is studying to journey a motorcycle!

In case you might be questioning (as a result of we have been), coaching wheels are not a factor. Steadiness bikes, the place you utilize your ft on the bottom to propel ahead and raise them up, are the development. He’s getting it properly!

Mazen goes to a brand new college subsequent 12 months at seventh grade and is glad to be executed along with his higher elementary. We’re going to miss them whereas we’re gone!

Household Journey To Busch Gardens

We kicked off summer season with a shock day journey to Busch Gardens Williamsburg! On an early summer season Monday with a excessive of 75 levels, it was PERFECT! Not too crowded, not too scorching. We have been capable of stroll onto a lot of the large coasters (these of us who like them!) and the child rides didn’t have a lot wait both.

Thomas and I rode Pantheon twice in a row which was the CRAZIEST / BEST coaster I’ve ever executed!! (Mazen was accountable for Birch whereas we went, and that labored out rather well. We set them up within the arcade!). If you wish to get a style for what it’s like, try this entrance seat YouTube video! It was severely so nice.

I additionally rode the Griffon and Mazen joined me for Apollo’s Chariot and the swings. I’ll should hit up those I missed subsequent time.

For meals, I had a brisket salad from the Smokehouse at lunch, which wasn’t too dangerous, and half of Birch’s french fries. And for dinner we stopped at Torchy’s Tacos in Richmond. Yum!

Cumbre Smooth Opening

Our fitness center buddy, Juan Pablo, and his enterprise companion are within the strategy of opening a second Cumbre location at Dairy Market. We got a sneak style of what’s to return – actually – as official style testers so they may take a look at their techniques. Make sure to test it out when it opens in a number of weeks!

Tip: Don’t park too near the curb

I popped my model new tire on this sharp level. UGH!

Rivanna Roots Live performance

These outside concert events are so nice this time of 12 months earlier than it will get too steamy! Birch took one in every of his associates, and Thomas and I met a few of ours there, too. Excellent night!

I’m debating getting a Scorpio signal mini tattoo on my ankle! Possibly a bit of thinner, however positively small. Ought to I?! Momentary tattoo to try it out!

Fridays After 5

We additionally love Fridays, the outside concert events on the downtown pavilion all summer season. I introduced orzo salad and solo cups to share. And Rummikub in fact! It goes wherever I’m going. I put an Airtag on Birch and let him frolic!

Chaps ice cream for all!

Shrek: The Musical

I took the boys to see Shrek the Musical on the center college. Liked it! I really like any present irrespective of the ages : )

Tenting Journey

And Thomas took them tenting! I’ve zero want to sleep in a tent ever once more, so I’m comfortable to have them go with out me whereas I used to be on the seaside. They liked it, and Birch did nice!